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Dial landline phone via Address Book and modem Apps
I wanted to be able to dial from the Addressbook.app using my internal modem and my home phone (landline). I know there are apps out there that will let me do this, but I guess I like the idea of using the tools that came with the Mac. This script is the result of my efforts.

Copy and paste the text into Script Editor, and then save the script into either the top-level /Library/Address Book Plug-Ins folder, or the same folder in your user's Library (depending on if you want the script globally available or not).

After installation, when you click a Contact's Phone number (the label portion) in Address Book, you will have an option to 'Dial Using Landline.' When you select it, the script will dial the number through the internal modem (make sure you have a modem phone/cable plugged in). A pop-up a dialogue asking if you want to 'Disconnect' or 'Pick-Up Handset' will then be displayed. If you choose 'Disconnect,' the script will drop the connection straight away; if you choose 'Pick-Up Handset,' the script will drop the connection in two seconds (the approximate time it should take for you to pick up your handset.

The script uses the Internet Connection application to dial out. This should, for the most part, remain hidden, but the app will be visible in the dock.

I also created a second script using a different dialing technique -- via the efax command line app. Since Internet Connect isn't used, this should be even more transparent than the first script (install it in the same manner as above).

[robg adds: I haven't tested these scripts...]
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Dial landline phone via Address Book and modem
Authored by: NYMike on Jan 14, '06 08:36:20AM

Cool!

now if you could get the phone to work through a usb headset or something...that'd be sweet. or mayve the mac's built in mic and speakers....for basically phone free...err telephony!

i wonder how that could be possible...anyone?



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Dial landline phone via Address Book and modem
Authored by: mark hunte on Jan 22, '06 04:55:09PM

The Speakers already work when You start the call.
Your right though if you had both Mic and speakers that would be way cool.

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Dial landline phone via Address Book and modem
Authored by: sultan on Mar 07, '06 04:27:05AM

Hi RobG...just what I was looking for except I get the following error message from my internet connect app.:

"The connection has failed because you have not entered a telephone number."

Any Idea what's going wrong?

I'm on an imac slot loading G3 with internal 56k modem, running OSX 10.3.9

I also tried the 2nd script, but got no result at all.

Sultan


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Dial landline phone via Address Book and modem
Authored by: mark hunte on Aug 30, '06 04:41:46PM
There is a New version

http://forums.macosxhints.com/showpost.php?p=317719&postcount=10

Which now those not use other apps like Internet connect to dial

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